Use of sucralfate to treat baldness

Use of sucralfate to treat baldness

United States Patent	5,618,798
Bar-Shalom, et. al.	Apr. 8, 1997

Use of sucralfate to treat baldness

Inventors:	Bar-Shalom; Daniel (Rypevaenget 213, DK-2980 Kokkedal, DK); Bukh; Niels (Strandvejen 122, DK-2900 Hellerup, DK).
Appl. No.:	247,478
Filed:	May 23, 1994

Related U.S. Application Data

Continuation of (including streamline cont.) Ser. No. 47,078, Apr. 16, 1993, abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 613,559, Nov. 21, 1990, abandoned.

Foreign Application Priority Data

Apr. 20, 1989 [DK]

1918

Intl. Cl. :	A61K 31/70
Current U.S. Cl.:	514/53; 514/25; 514/54
Field of Search:	514/23, 25, 53, 59

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Primary Examiner: Peselev; Elli
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cooper; Iver P.

Abstract

A method of treating and/or preventing alopecia (baldness, deficient hair growth) comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a sulfated mono-, di- or oligosaccharide or a derivative, salt or complex thereof. The saccharide is preferably polysulfated, such as a polysulfated disaccharide, in particular sucrose, or a derivative, complex or salt thereof. Especially interesting polysulfated disaccharides are sucrose pentasulfate, sucrose hexasulfate, sucrose heptasulfate and sucrose octasulfate, e.g. in the form of a potassium or sodium salt, or in the form of sucralfate.

15 Claims, No Drawings